The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 1965
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 529
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.43° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.38° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.